cooing
Soft bird talk
Cooing is the soft, murmuring sound doves and pigeons make—a gentle, repetitive vocalization.
By extension, cooing describes any soft, affectionate talk: The couple sat cooing at each other.
Parents coo at babies; lovers coo endearments.
The word suggests tenderness bordering on saccharine excess: Stop your cooing and get to work.
Very young child
- newbornInfant just delivered
- babblingIncoherent or infantile speech
- gurglingBubbling liquid sound
- nurseryRoom for infants
cradle · lullaby · motherhood · fatherhood · parenthood · babyhood · swaddling · pacifier
Stout urban bird
- doveGentle cooing bird
- turtledoveSmall purring dove
- mourning dovePigeon with mournful coo
- aviaryLarge enclosure for birds
nesting · roost · flock · mating call · birdsong · perch · feathers · plumage
Inducing a settled state
- gentleSoft and kind
- softYielding to touch
- melodicMusically pleasing to hear
- reassuringRestoring calm or confidence
comforting · restful · peaceful · tranquil · quietude · hushing · crooning · humming
Gentle, caring quality
- sweetnessSugary taste quality
- fondnessWarm liking or affection
- adorationProfound loving regard
- lovingFeeling deep affection
doting · whispering · soft-spoken · endearments · murmuring · billing · nuzzling · snuggling
baby
Very young child
nursery · cradle · lullaby · motherhood · fatherhood · parenthood · babyhood · swaddling · pacifier · naptime
pigeon
Stout urban bird
- doveGentle cooing bird
- turtledoveSmall purring dove
- mourning dovePigeon with mournful coo
aviary · nesting · roost · flock · mating call · birdsong · perch · feathers · plumage · wingbeat
calming
Inducing a settled state
reassuring · comforting · restful · peaceful · tranquil · quietude · hushing · crooning · humming · murmuring
tenderness
Gentle, caring quality
loving · doting · whispering · soft-spoken · endearments · murmuring · billing · nuzzling · snuggling · pillow talk
- animal signalsbody language, bird songs, tail wagging, mating calls, whale song
- infant developmentbabbling, developmental milestones, crawling, first steps, developmental delay
- babycarebaby bottles, diapers, pacifiers, cribs, strollers
- child developmentbaby, toddler, newborn, infancy, milestones
- affectionhug, kiss, care, cuddle, caress
- ambient soundsrain, wind, ocean, thunder rumble, crickets